San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 207, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 1896 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume XVI. Number 207.
BANKSjAnd BANKERS
National - Bank
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
J. S. Lockwood Pre*.: J. Muir jK.Cnhier
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
F. GROOS & CC
BANKERS
And Dealers in Exchange.
Sight Draft! on the principal cltlea of the
cm tea State* and on all European countries.
Alaodtefta on Monteret Hex. payable In
Mexican dcllara. Foreign coin and currency
bought and gold.
TELEPHONE
Over the long distance lines of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company to nearly 7500 subscri-
bers in the principal cities and towns
of Texas.
Toll stations in the Central office
Hotels and other convenient locations.
Ask “Central” for stations connected
and rates charged.
FIRST TRAIN SINCE JULY 23.
Denver Col. Aug. 14.—The first
train over the Colorado Central rail-
road since July 23 when a great
cloudburst washed away six miles of
the roadbed and rendered as many
more miles impassable ran through
yesterday. Communication by rail
with Georgetown Silver Plum Black
Hawk. Central City Idaho Springs
and all of the Clear Creek valley is
now fully restored. The officials of
the Gulf road of which the Colorado
Central is a branch are receiving con-
gratulations on a remarkable bit of
railroad construction. A new path-
way had to be blasted out of solid
rock in some places in the canon.
The track and roadbed as soon as a
few finishing touches are added will
be in a better condition than ever be-
fore. The work of construction was
done under the supervision of Supt.
Dunaway of the Gulf system.
RAMA SUBMERGED.
New York Ai|g. 14.—A special from
Panama to the Herald says: Pas-
sengers who have just arrived here
by the steamer Newport from Central
American points report that the town
of Rama on the Atlantic coast of Nic-
aragua was completed submerged
during forty hours by the overflowing
of the banks of the rivers Siqua and
Rama.
The water rose to the height of 43
feet aove the level of the banks and
the flood did damage to property es-
timated at >1000000. Rama exports
a great quantity of bananas to the
United States principally by way of
New Orleans.
BALED WITH WIRE.
Charleston S. C. Aug. 14.—The first
bale of cotton bound with wire in-
stead of the usual ties were compress-
ed in this city at the Champion com-
press in the presence of Manager M.
P. Duncan of the State Farmers’ Al-
liance and a special committee from
the cotton exchange.
The wire with which the bale was
bound stood the strain well. There
was some cutting of the bagging but
it was claimed that this was due to
the inferiority of the material used
and not the wire.
G. A. R. RE UNION.
Superior Neb. Aug. 14.—The Ne-
braska and Kansas G. A. R. re-union
failed to secure Senator Ingalls today.
He wired that it was impossible for
him to get here. The rain and cool
weather yesterday was most condu-
cive to the comfort of Camp Lincoln’s
guests. The usual morning program
of policing the camp was carried out.
By that time the crowd had commence
coming and extra tents ordered were
soon filled. Each train was met by
the commander and staff and arrivals
escorted to camp by them and the Su-
perior band. Hon. W. E. Andrews
came in at 11 o’clock and received a
regular ovation. At 10:30 there was
a general assembly at the grandstand
and after music by the bands Mayor
A. C. Felt delivered an address which
was received with much applause.
CHARGED WITH RAPE.
New Orleans Aug. 14.—S. Therence
a negro was arrested by Corporal
Tanner on a charge of being a fugi-
tive from justice from St. Tammany
parish where he is wanted for rape.
The negro is willing to return with-
out requisition papers.
San Antonio Daily Light
FUBLIMHVO AV SAM ANTONIO. NIXA A OOMNTV TKXAfc. ANU AT THS ROST OF FICK At WOOWO OIW MAH. —TT«»
CHINATOWN THIRSTING FOR HIS
PIG TAIL AND GORE.
His Head Endangered at Home-He is
Charged With Teachery During
the Japanese War-
San Francisco Aug. 14.—Li Hung
Chang China's aged viceroy is
threatened with deposition if pot
death. A few days ago a telegram
conveyed the intelligence that the
diplomat had found it necessary to
cut short his American tour. The mes-
sage says he is threatened with po-
litical intrigues at home and after a
short stay in Washington he will hur-
ry home via Victoria. That Li Hung
Chang should avoid San Francisco
the western mecca of his race seemed
strange but it is explained. For seve-
ral days the dead walls of Chinatown
have been illuminated with bright
posters proclaiming the purpose of a
new society known as “Hing Chung
Woey” and calling upon all patriotic
Chinamen to acquaint themselves with
the principles of the new order and
lend it their moral physical and fi-
nancial support. The circular com-
plains in the bitterest tones of the in-
fluence brought to bear upon the em-
peror by corrupt officials and refer-
ence is made to the viceroy. He is
charged with traiterous conduct in
connection with the late war with Ja-
pan and incidents cited at length to
show that Li Hung Chang's relations
traded their honor for Japan gold
during the war.
Members of the local Chinese colo-
nies entertain a bitter hatred for Li
Hung Chang. The present political
movement has increased this hatred
and those who pretend to know the
state of affairs in Chinatown state
that the viceroy would certainly be
killed if he came here. It is believed
that Li Hung Chang has been fully
advised of this and his purpose to
avoid San Francisco for these rea-
sons are plausible.
New York Aug. 14.—The Herald’s
correspondent in Guayaquil Ecuador
telegraphs that a battle took place at
Giron near Cuenca between the ad-
vance guard of Gen. Alfaro’s army
and a column of 200 men belonging to
Gen. Vega’s forces. The latter were
completely routed many were killed
and wounded and twenty prisoners
were taken by Alfaro’s
New York Aug. 14.—A special to
the World from San Juan del Norte
Nicaragua says: Senor Don Guer-
rero late minister of war has been
instructed by a committee composed
of F. A. Peleas and four other leading
men of this city to present a petition
to President Zelayas to abolish the
free port of San Juan del Norte
(Greytown) and declare an average
duty on imports of 2 per cent adva-
lorem. Peleas is the sole owner of
the only steamboats on Lake Nica-
ragua and the San Juan river.
London Aug. 14.—Sir Donald A.
Smith Canadian high commissioner
in London in his interview with Li
Hung Chang on behalf of the govern-
ment of Canada invited him to visit
that country as its guest. LI Hung
Chang accepted the invitation and
added that he had been looking for-
ward to a visit to Canada with great
interest.
Boston Aug. 14.—Ever since Cap-
tain General Weyler’s decree closing
the ports of Bans and Suma Cuba
went into effect the Dumois Bros.
who virtually control the banana in-
dustry in that section have been
striving to have Gen. Weyler rescind
his order but without success. They
have been loading steamers at Giha-
ra by the lighters from above named
ports necessitating delay and extra
expense for towage and their losses
have been so heavy that they decided
yesterday to cease the shipment of
bananas from their Cuban plantation
which means that no bananas will be
received at United States ports for
some time to come
LI HUNG CHANG.
ALFARO FORCES VICTORIOUS.
TO ABOLISH THE FREE PORT.
WILL VISIT CANADA.
NO MORE BANANAS.
San Antonio Texas Friday August 14. 1896.
SWITZERS AROUSED.
Murder by Italians Causes Their
Wrath to Assume Danger-
ous Proportions
Paris Aug. 14.—A serious riot has
occurred at Zurich between Swiss and
Italians. A dispute arose between a
number of persons of both nationali-
ties and a Swiss living in the Ans-
sersihl quarter was attacked and
stabbed to death by the Italians. A
body of Swiss thereupon started in
pursuit of the murderers followed by
a large crowd who entering the cafes
and places of amusement drove out
all the Italians amid scenes of great-
est uproar. The police were power-
less and many people were seriously
hurt. The feeling between Swiss and
Italians has been running high during
the last few weeks and this outrage
appears to have been the culminating
point. Disturbances were renewed
on an increased scale in the evening
when an infuriated crowd assembled
and committed serious excesses. The
police force was inadequate to cope
with the rioters and at one time was
in great danger of being overpowered
by the mob. At the request of the
cantonal government the military de-
partment gave orders for a detach-
ment of soldiers provided with ball
cartridges to be dispatched to the
scene of the disturbance. The mili-
tary after making seventy arrests
succeeded in restoring order without
having found it necessary to use their
firearms.
KILLED BY A FLYING MACHINE.
Berlin Aug. 14.—Herr Lilienthal an
engineer who for many years has been
experimenting in the building of fly-
ing machines met witli an accident
that resulted in his death. He started
with one of his machines to fly from
a hilltop at Rhinow near Berlin. The
apparatus worked all right for a few
minutes and Lilienthal flew quite a
distance when suddenly the machine-
ry of the apparatus got out of order
and man and machine fell to the
ground. Lilienthal was so badly in-
jured that he died in the hospital to
which he was removed.
UNDER FOREIGN SECRETARY.
London Aug. 14.—The Marquis of
Salisbury has appointed the Hon.
Francis Hyde Villiers C. 8.. to be an
assistant under secretary of state for
foreign affairs.
NEWFOUNDLAND FINANCES.
Montreal Can. Aug. 14.—The public
accounts show that the surplus which
was announced by the government
at the end of the financial year is
largely fictitious and is due to the
employment of expedients hardly jus-
tified by honest financing. Fifteen
months’ customs receipts have been
included in the yearly revenue be-
sides >50000 profit on coin imported.
TO INVESTIGATE.
Washington Aug. 14.—Acting Sec-
retary McAdoo has ordered a court
of inquiry to meet today at 1 o’clock
at the Brooklyn Navy yard to inves-
tigate and report upon the accident to
the dry ddck last Saturday.
CLARA AT BUDA PEST.
Buda Pest Aug. 14.—Miss Clara
Barton president of the American
Red Cross society and her aids have
arrived here on their way to Ger-
many. All are well.
AFRAID OF SILVER.
Louisville Ky. Aug. 14.—The Snead
& Co. iron works employing 300 men
has given notice of a 10 per cent re-
duction in wages owing to the de-
pressed condition of business result-
ing from the situation of the money
question. The announcement is made
that wages will be restored should
the gold standard triumph.
AFTER THE LAURIDA.
Jacksonville Fla. Aug. 14.—A large
man-of-war having three masts and
supposed to be a Spaniard was sight-
ed off Anastasia Island opposite St.
Augustine heading north. The war-
ship is evidently trying to intercept
the Cuban filibustering steamer Lau-
rida. Horatio Rubens the Cubans'
legal adviser has returned from Fer-
nandina. He went out with N. B.
Borden on a yacht to meet the Lauri-
da to deliver messages.
MKINLEY BIKERS
AN IMMENSE ARMY OF REPUBLI-
CAN WHEELMEN.
They Will be Organized Into Companies
Regiments Brigades and Drilled
a la Militaire-
Chicago Aug. 14.—The executive
committee of the National Wheel-
men's McKinley and Hobart club held
a meeting in their rooms last night at
Republican headquarters. Hanna and
Dawes of the Republican national
committee were present and a line
of action was agreed upon.
From correspondence received from
other cities asking for information it
is certain that large masses will have
to be handled and nothing but mili-
itary discipline can accomplish this
and the national committee have
adopted the following plan: Compa-
nies of not more than 50 nor less than
30 shall be regularly captained. Eve-
ry corps shall be organized into a
batalllon and shall choose a major
who may select his aide and a stan-
dard bearer. Every three batallions
shall form a regiment. For each reg-
iment a colonel shall be chosen who
shall select his aides and standard
bearers. The executive committee
shall choose brigade generals. It is
anticipated to have a meeting at Chi-
cago of all the members at least dur-
ing the campaign. For organization
in other cities and towns the execu-
tive committee urge that the above
line be followed far as possible. Any
person desiring to form a branch in
his locality by addressing the national
secretary. Charles A. Whittaker at
the national headquarters Chicago
will have forwarded to him the neces-
sary literature and instructions.
AN UNGALLANT LOVER.
Glasgow Aug. 14.—Considerable
sensation was created at Millport
when it became known that a mar-
ried woman had eloped with a ser-
geant of Volunteers. They left the is-
land in a small boat for Largs where
they arrived early in the afternoon.
The woman it is said rowed the
whole way from Balloch to Largs
her companion it would appear not
being able or willing to use the oars.
On their arrival they proceeded to a
hotel where they dined. After this
they went for a stroll. Meanwhile
Sergeant Mclntosh with Another con-
stable had arrived from Millport and
put themselves in communication
with Largs police. A search for the
missing gallant and the lady was at
once instituted. They were not evi-
dently anticipating anything of the
kind as they were found by Sergeant
Mclntosh and Inspector Milne Largs
taking a walk in the romantic little
lane near the Green Hill. The ser-
geant seemed very much surprised
when he saw the Millport policeman
He was taken to the police office at
Largs where he spent the night. The
woman expressed her determination
not to go back to Millport but to ac-
company her lover to Rothesay next
morning. This resolution she car-
ried into effect both leaving Largs by
the steamer Caledonia at 8:35 the
man being in charge of the Largs po-
lice who handed him over to Sergeant
Mclntosh aboard. A very large
crowd had assembled on the quay to
see the departure of the hero and he-
roine of this romance.
FLOODS IN INDIA.
London Aug. 14.—A special received
from Bombay says: Heavy floods
have been caused by the rising of the
river Kistnah. Immense damage has
been done and thousands of people
are rendered homeless. At one place
a river boat capsized and 200 pople
were drowned.
Seven miles of railroad have been
washed away. •
THEY FIRED HIM.
Antwerp Aug. 14. —Leslie Johnson
editor of the Seamen’s Chronicle who
was arrested in bed the other morn-
ing has been expelled for taking part
in an agitation with the object of
causing a strike in the port at Ant-
werp. The Gazette de Bruvelles says
he wished to promote an agitation
among the port laborers and dockers
in order to divert shipments of ore
from Antwerp to the advantage of
English ports.
Price $5.00 a Year.
HOW MACEO WAS KILLED.
A Companion Who Was Bespattered
With His Blood Tells How
It Happened.
Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 14.—Ser-
geant Lorenzo Guallaro a Cuban who
for seventeen mouths has seen active
service in the revolutionary army has
arrived in Philadelphia and tells
some thrilling stories of military life
in the war-girt island. He was one
of an escort of nine men delegated to
accompany Captain Isadore Rodrigo
to this country the captain bearing
secret dispatches to the Cuban Junta
in New York. The party had a peril-
ous time in getting away from the
Island setting out for San Domingo
in a leaky boat without its comple-
ment of oars and with few provisions.
After describing the party’s perilous
march to the coast and their embark-
ation in the boat. Sergeant Guallaro
went on to say:
“The boat capsized and we were all
precipitated into the water while nine
of us clung to its bottom and sides
expecting every minute to be drown-
ed We lashed ourselves to the oars
and to two water casks and floated in
that way for two days and owing to
the smoothness and warmth of the
water not a man was lost. On the
third day after the boat capsized we
sighted a schooner which in answer to
our distress signals hove to and took
us aboard. We were landed at San
Domingo where four of the nine men
forming the escort remained. I with
four others came with Captain Rod-
rigo.”
Continuing he said: “I was bespat-
tered with the life-blood of General
Jose Maceo. I was right at his side
when he fell and helped to carry him
from the field and bury his remains
at Songo.
“Maceo died bravely giving orders
to his men. His back was turned to
the enemy. A shot suddenly rang out
and Maceo reeled and with a cry fell
to the ground. The blood spurted
from a fearful wound In the back of
his neck. The bullet went through
his neck coming out in front. He
cried: ‘I won the fight; I am glad to
die! Cuba! Cuba!’ ”
Sergeant Guallaro says there is no
truth in the statements frequently
made that there are dissensions be-
tween the whites' and blacks in the
armies of Cuba.
CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGH-
TER.
Columbus Ohio Aug. 14.—8. P.
Pond train dispatcher and R. C.
Friesner operator for the Toledo and
Ohio Central Railway company who
are responsible for the terrible colli-
sion Monday have been placed under
arrest charged with manslaughter.
AMERICAN LONDON BELLE.
London. Aug. 14.-The American
belle of the London season is Miss
Lillie May of Baltimore a city fa-
mous for its handsome women. Eve-
ryone is raving about Miss May who
is as popular as she is pretty
RAILWAY WRECK.
Calcutta Aug. 14.—A train on the
Rajputana railway has run off the
track and collided with a goods train
from Delhi. Twenty persons were
killed and thirty injured. Rains have
deluged this presidency causing ex-
tensive floods. Both systems of rail-
way are submerged and the various
lines have been rendered
OCEAN RECORD LOWERED.
New York Aug. 14.—The American
line steamer St. Paul from South-
ampton crossed Sandy Hook bar at
9:32 this morning. The St. Paul left
Southampton last Saturday at 1:35 in
the afternoon and has made the trip
in six days and fifty-seven minutes.
She has beaten the new record made
last week by her sister ship St. Louis
of six days two hours and twenty-
four minutes the record having been
previously held by the St. Paul.
The* St. Paul previous to starting on
her trip was placed on the dry dock
at Southampton and thoroughly over-
hauled so she was in the pink of con-
dition. The St Paul made her best
run for the twenty-four hours on her
trip from Southampton June 27 cov-
ering 540 knots In that time while in
company with a big Cunard steamer.
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